Pediatric Diabetes
Children at diabetes camps experience considerable blood glucose variability
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 30th, 2006
"Camps are an important part of diabetic management in children, yet data on the safety and efficacy of camps are limited. We assessed the safety and efficacy of blood glucose management guidelines at summer camps for diabetic children," investigators in Australia report.
H. Gunasekera and colleagues, Children's Hospital at Westmead wrote, "Consistent management guidelines were implemented during 10 consecutive diabetes camps held in the same facility between 1998 and 2002. Using the entire sample of campers aged 9-13 years, we analysed insulin dosage alterations, the...
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